Levels Courses
LEVELS – What Our Levels Mean!
BENCHMARK
There are two qualification systems:
UK – FHEQ, the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.
EUROPEÂ – EQF, the European Qualifications Framework.
Due to the nature of these two systems, courses deemed to be of university study level will receive dual bench-marking against these two frameworks; courses deemed to be below this level will be bench-marked against the EQF only.
TLHs = Total Learning Hours
CERTIFICATE:Â (1 x 100 hour module)
Level 5
100 TLHs – European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
Level 4, 10 credits – UK – Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATE:
(2 x 100 hour modules)
Level 5
200 TLHs – European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
Level 4 10 credits UK – Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
ADVANCED CERTIFICATE: (4 x 100 hr modules)
Level 5
400 TLHs – European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
Level 4 40 credits – UK – Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
DIPLOMA:Â (6 x 100 hour modules)
Level 5
600 TLHs – European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
Level 5
60 credits – UK – Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
ADVANCED DIPLOMA: (8 x 100 hour modules)
Level 6
800 TLHs – European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
Level 6
80 credits – UK – Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
HIGHER ADVANCED DIPLOMA:Â (12 x 100 hour modules)
Level 6
1200 TLHs – European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
Level 6
120 credits – UK – Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)